by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is the 278th most popular major in the country with 960 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,766 and had an average of $14,879 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major” ranking analyzed 51 colleges that offered a degree in ophthalmic and optometric support services. To top this list, a school must have a successful ophthalmic and optometric support services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major list. Hillsborough Community College is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 ’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Central University - Caguas landed the #2 spot on the list. Caguas, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major list. PMI Denver is a small school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 25 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 23 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Portland Community College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
Out of the 51 schools in the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
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Miami Dade College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
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Volunteer State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major list. Volunteer State Community College is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
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Reynolds Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking, coming in at #7. Reynolds Community College is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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New York City College of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
Full City Tech Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major list. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a small school located in Mayaguez, that handed out 16 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking, coming in at #11. Mercedita, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Camden County College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking. Camden County College is a medium-sized school located in Blackwood, New Jersey that handed out 20 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking, coming in at #11. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arecibo, . It awarded 15 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Erie Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking. Erie Community College is a medium-sized school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 14 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Broward College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking. Broward College is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
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Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 13 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #15, Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major list. Forest Grove, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #18, Palm Beach State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major list. Palm Beach State College is a public institution located in Lake Worth, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Henry Ford College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major list. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
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Essex County College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking. Essex County College is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 10 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Roane State Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking. Roane State Community College is located in Harriman, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
Full Roane State Community College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
San Jacinto Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Full San Jacinto College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
Durham Technical Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major ranking. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #25, Raritan Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major list. RVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Branchburg, New Jersey. It awarded 11 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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